The SPLC, the well-heeled propaganda machine that smears conservatives for cash,
is an integral part of the ongoing Leftist effort to demonize and
destroy legitimate conservative voices -- like our American Freedom
Defense Initiative, which they also classify as a "hate group" -- by
lumping them in with the likes of the KKK. The SPLC turns a blind eye to
the real hate that comes from the Left and Islamic supremacists, and
offers with its hate group listings not only an incitement to violence,
but a handy tool that lazy Leftist mainstream media journalists use to
try to intimidate people away from supporting our message of human
rights. The SPLC richly deserves its place on AFDI's Threats to Freedom Index.

And here are the consequences of the SPLC's hateful propaganda:
"Floyd Lee Corkins pleads guilty in Family Research Council shooting,"
from CBS News, February 6 (thanks to Anne Crockett):

(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - A Virginia man pleaded guilty
Wednesday to wounding a security guard at the Washington headquarters of
a conservative Christian lobbying group, a shooting that made headlines
in part because the man was carrying 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches.

Floyd Corkins II, 28, acknowledged in a plea agreement that he
intended to kill as many people as possible during the shooting at the
Family Research Council in August 2012. He also planned to target other
organizations that oppose gay marriage if he wasn't stopped.

Corkins intended to smear the sandwiches in the faces of his victims
to make a statement about gay rights opponents, he acknowledged during a
hearing Wednesday. Chick-fil-A was making headlines at the time because
of its president's stated opposition to gay marriage.

According to the plea agreement, Corkins told FBI agents who
interviewed him after the shooting that he wanted to use the sandwiches
to "make a statement against the people who work in that building ...
and with their stance against gay rights and Chick-fil-A."

Prosecutors said Wednesday that Corkins was allowed to enter the
downtown Washington headquarters of the Family Research Council on Aug.
15 after he said he was interviewing for an internship. After
approaching a security guard and being asked for identification, he took
a pistol from a backpack he was carrying. He fired three shots, and one
of them struck security guard Leonardo Johnson in the arm. But Johnson
managed to wrestle away the gun, and police arrested Corkins.

Corkins acknowledged as part of his plea agreement that he had taken a
number of steps to plan the shooting. He bought the pistol the week
before and practiced firing it. He also visited the headquarters of the
Family Research Council, and he purchased the Chick-fil-A chicken
sandwiches the day before the shooting. The plea agreement said Corkins
was filmed picking out the gun by a French television crew doing a piece
on the ease with which firearms can be purchased in the United States.

Corkins also acknowledged that he considered making a bomb but didn't
have the patience to do it. In his pants pocket, police found a
handwritten list of groups that also oppose gay marriage. Lawyers did
not include the list of organizations in the plea agreement.

Corkins pleaded guilty to three charges: interstate transportation of
a firearm and ammunition, assault with intent to kill while armed and
act of terrorism while armed, a charge based on the shooting being
intended to intimidate anyone who is associated with or supports the
Family Research Council and other organizations that oppose gay
marriage.

Sentencing guidelines recommend a maximum of 10 years on the first
count and up to 15 years on the two other counts. The judge in the case,
Richard W. Roberts, set sentencing for April 29.

In a statement released after Corkins' plea, the head of the Family
Research Council blamed the shooting in part on the Southern Poverty Law
Center, which has labeled his organization a hate group.

In his plea agreement, Corkins acknowledged he identified the
Council as "an anti-gay organization" by visiting Southern Poverty's
website. The head of the Council, Tony Perkins, called on the group to
stop labeling his organization and others hate groups because
of their stance on gay issues. A spokeswoman for the Alabama-based Law
Center did not immediately return a telephone message.

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The SPLC, the well-heeled propaganda machine that smears conservatives for cash,
is an integral part of the ongoing Leftist effort to demonize and
destroy legitimate conservative voices -- like our American Freedom
Defense Initiative, which they also classify as a "hate group" -- by
lumping them in with the likes of the KKK. The SPLC turns a blind eye to
the real hate that comes from the Left and Islamic supremacists, and
offers with its hate group listings not only an incitement to violence,
but a handy tool that lazy Leftist mainstream media journalists use to
try to intimidate people away from supporting our message of human
rights. The SPLC richly deserves its place on AFDI's Threats to Freedom Index.

And here are the consequences of the SPLC's hateful propaganda:
"Floyd Lee Corkins pleads guilty in Family Research Council shooting,"
from CBS News, February 6 (thanks to Anne Crockett):

(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - A Virginia man pleaded guilty
Wednesday to wounding a security guard at the Washington headquarters of
a conservative Christian lobbying group, a shooting that made headlines
in part because the man was carrying 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches.

Floyd Corkins II, 28, acknowledged in a plea agreement that he
intended to kill as many people as possible during the shooting at the
Family Research Council in August 2012. He also planned to target other
organizations that oppose gay marriage if he wasn't stopped.

Corkins intended to smear the sandwiches in the faces of his victims
to make a statement about gay rights opponents, he acknowledged during a
hearing Wednesday. Chick-fil-A was making headlines at the time because
of its president's stated opposition to gay marriage.

According to the plea agreement, Corkins told FBI agents who
interviewed him after the shooting that he wanted to use the sandwiches
to "make a statement against the people who work in that building ...
and with their stance against gay rights and Chick-fil-A."